I definitely enjoyed this one, and I will be checking out more of Tracy Wolff's books.

Without giving too much of the plot away, I thought the relationship between Emerson and Hunter was quite lovely, even though it moved pretty fast. Hunter was such an alpha, which really gets me, and I loved how he was almost instantly protective of Emerson when he found out where she lived. Emerson, on the other hand, definitely doesn't need someone to take care of her, and she makes that very clear to him.

I really connected with both characters as they dealt with tragedy, and my heart broke for everyone involved.

I always have to comment on grammar and sentence structure, and, while there were a few little things that I noticed, overall it was quite well written and I didn't roll my eyes at all at any cheesy dialogue.

I will definitely be checking out the next book in this series, and I'm hoping we will be treated to the stories of Hunter's friends on his team.

Tracy Wolff has done it again! I've always enjoyed her books and this one is right up there with the rest. This is a great story!

I liked the premise right away...Emerson is a struggling artist (recently graduated) and is on her way to her job of desperation in a real estate office. She's just dealt with a broken down car, being late for her first day, then Hunter Browning, the quarterback for a professional football team, pulls up to where she's just exited her Uber ride and sprays her with water from his big truck hitting a mud puddle as he parks in front of her office. I love her attitude when he tries to appease her with a smile...like she'd fall for that!

But Hunter is more than he seems. And Emerson has a depth for caring, even when she's handling her own issues and insecurities, that goes above and beyond what many people would have for someone they've only known a short while.

Without giving the story away, certain circumstances are heartbreaking but also shows just how far someone will go in forgiving and supporting the one they love.

I'm hoping Tanner's story is next!

Thank you NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group - Loveswept for an advance reader copy in exchange for an honest review.

I’ve never read Tracy Wolff before and obviously, I’ve been missing out.

Shame on me.

Down & Dirty is hilarious from the get-go. Emerson’s not having a good day. Her car breaks down, she’s barely making rent, and she’s late for day one of her new job at a high-end real estate company. And to top it off? Some jerk speeds through a puddle, drenching her from head to toe. That guy turns out to be the Lightning’s star quarterback, Hunter Browning. And his attempt at an apology sucks.

Gosh, but this book was funny! Emerson doesn’t take anyone’s shit and she has no intention of taking Hunter’s, whether he’s a charming, hot and famous football player or not. But she’s caught up in him anyway.

I love how Hunter matches Emerson’s energy. He’s more than willing to call Emerson on her BS too so they’re definitely well-matched. There’s instant attraction and with the fire in her eyes, Hunter can’t get the striking redhead out of his mind. So he drops his other agent—the owner of the real estate company and Emerson’s new boss—for the one-day new hire herself.

Hunter and Emerson definitely get off on the wrong foot, and they also get off on butting heads and bickering. They are scorching hot together, and I was completely sidelined by Hunter's intensity. Note: You'll probably never look at paint the same way again.

Jam-paced with emotion, everything's a whirlwind—on the fast track—and I was swept along, quite willingly, for the ride. Soon enough, we discover why Hunter’s so desperate to find the house for him and fair warning, have some tissues handy.

Once I got hooked into Down & Dirty, I was there to stay. Emotional, genuine, funny and heartwarming all at once, this is a story that will stick with me.

5 Game On stars!

I loved this book. Hunter and Emerson were fantastic. He was strong, hot, famous and special with a heart. She's feisty, funny, smart and the kind of character you can really get behind. I loved the dynamics between the two, how they brought out things in each other. The play between the characters was fun and heartfelt from beginning to end.

Tracy Wolff has done a fabulous job with <b>Down & Dirty</b>. The book centers around an up-and-coming real estate agent and a famous quarterback. While their first meeting was disastrous, from there, the pair falls in love while spending hours trying to find a home for the athlete. When you first meet Hunter, you see him as the typical arrogant jock. Tracy Wolff does a great job on building the character up and showing that there is more to him than what meets the eye. Emerson is a newbie to the real estate industry. She's living paycheck to paycheck and has a horrid start to her new job. I loved Emerson's character. She was headstrong and held her own. The only thing I would've wished for was more buildup but Wolff did a great job within the timeline of making the relationship believable between the two.

I'm obsessed with Tracy Wolff's writing style. She's hilarious, magical, and beyond talented! Down & Dirty was hot and explosive!

This was a fun sweet semi sports romance. Loved the banter and flirting! It dragged a little in the middle but picked right back up.

A really heartbreaking but funny at times story. This book started out with the full on funny but you knew somewhere lurking in Hunter's life there was something that was just going to break your heart. This story deals with love, life & loss. The love between siblings & family as well as the new budding love between two people. The life that these people have lived & their experiences in that life both good & bad & how it's defined the people they are today. The loss, the gut wrenching & heartbreaking loss of a sibling, a mother, a friend, a lover. The finality of that empty space left inside them when they say goodbye, whether it be permanently or until they can deal with the loss. This is where we meet Hunter & Emerson, the need for a home for his niece & nephew brings him into Emerson's life. Starting a new job doesn't get any easier when everything in Emerson's life seems to be against her. The untimely meeting with football superstar Hunter is about to throw her life into more chaos than ever before. Hunter can't get over the fact that this sassy, beautiful woman calls him out on his less than stellar apology when he splashes her with a puddle on her first day of her new job. He then makes sure that she's the one to help him look for the house that he desperately needs now that he will have to raise his sisters children. This relationship moves fast & is a chemical explosion waiting to happen. Sweet, sassy & beautiful mixed with smug, sexy & loveable is a sure thing when mixed together. Along with the hilariously hot garden scene & the beautifully sweet niece & nephew this book will tug at your heartstrings. I enjoyed this book more than I thought I would & definitely recommend it.

Thank you for allowing me to receive an ARC of this book. I had some trouble staying connected to the characters and the plot in this story. I am choosing to not review it at this time as I don't want to deter any readers from purchasing the book and reading it. I completely understand that just because I didn't end up loving the book doesn't mean others won't. I am still more than happy to help promote it on my blog. Thank you again for the opportunity to read it.

DOWN & DIRTY is a fast paced romance with lots of steamy sexual encounters. I do love those hot and heavy scenes but I wished there was a little more character development and a little less steam. This is where I'm torn. Wolff, in the end, made my heart hurt for Hunter and Emerson but there was still something missing in their connection. If you emotionally connect with me, which Wolff does, then its a really great read. If you emotionally invest me, then its an outstanding read. DOWN & DIRTY was a truly great read that borders outstanding so I'm giving it 4.5 stars.

Quick, easy and entertaining and still manages to pull on your heart strings, DOWN & DIRTY was a great contemporary romance escape.

I received this ARC copy of Down & Dirty from Random House Publishing Group - Loveswept. This is my honest and voluntary review. Down & Dirty is set for publication May 23, 2017.
My Rating: 4.5 Stars
Written by: Tracy Wolff
Publisher: Loveswept
Publication Date: May 23, 2017
Sold by: Random House LLC
ASIN: B01DRXDWXI
Genre: Contemporary Sports Romance

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Emerson and Hunter have a disastrous first meeting. Emerson is late to her first day of work and Hunter just makes the start of her day even worse. I liked Emerson's spunk but found her trying to blame her problems on anyone or anything but herself to be ridiculous. She was unprepared and that was on no one but herself. Hunter steps in and saves the day by having Emerson show him some houses instead of her boss. Emerson was still a bit miffed and Hunter was intrigued by her. Instead of fawning all over him, Emerson tells him exactly what she thinks of him, which isn't much. I enjoyed their banter. Hunter has serious personal issues and has to cope with the impending death of his twin sister, and the care of her two young children. He does not go into the details as to why he needs a family home, just that he needs one. Emerson quickly realizes that her boss was just trying to get the biggest commission possible and didn't really listen to what Hunter said he wanted. She pays attention and tries her best to get what he wants.

They both feel the spark between them whenever they are together. Fighting it proves useless and they both agree to give in. Hunter knows Emerson is helping him to cope. Emerson knows Hunter was a player, but won't allow him to strong-arm her into accepting whatever he wants to give her. She has baggage issues from her mother and her penchant to marrying rich men, getting tossed aside and then finding a new rich step-father for Emerson to have to deal with. It has left her a bit jaded and Hunter is clueless as to all of this. He does get himself into trouble quite a bit, but Emerson does communicate enough to let him know where he went wrong. She doesn't sugarcoat it and admits to her own issues being part of the problem.

I did like how both Emerson and Hunter tried to put the other one first at points in the story. Hunter needed someone to lean on after struggling and Emerson tried to support him without crowding him. I liked how she tried to straddle a tough line and let him know she was there for him but on his terms. Their story was quick and a lot happens during it. There was definitely an insta-love element to this book but it was done in a way that I found to be credible under the circumstances. I would have liked to have seen more of this couple together, but overall enjoyed this read. I received an ARC from NetGalley for an honest review.

This is one of the funniest, sexiest, sweetest, most sad books I've ever read. So grab a glass of whatever you like to drink, some tissues because you won't just need them for crying, you'll need them because you'll laugh so hard your eyes will water and sit down and read this book. It is amazing.

When red-headed Emerson needs her car to work on her first day of work it won't. It's raining. And she gets the absolutely slowest Uber driver in the state for her ride. That's not the end, that's just the beginning of this crazy day for her.

When Hunter pulls into the real estate agency he hits a puddle and splashes this chick in a white shirt with the dirty water. Plus for him, she's hot and has wild red hair and a fiery temper. But he doesn't mind it at all.

This is just the beginning of this crazy funny, sappy, sad, and loving book.

I received this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

The chemistry between Emerson and hunter is off the charts. I absolutely loved this read!

I was an early reader of Tracy's and am ashamed to say that I had not read anything of hers in a while until I was gifted this to review . I won't make that mistake again! I was reminded why I do loved her writing in the first place . This book was a page turner with the heat of a hot summer day! Loved it.

Down & Dirty is a well-written, fast-paced romance centered around a real-estate agent and a football player.

Quarterback Hunter Browning and rookie realtor Emerson Day have a less than ideal first meeting, but the chemistry is instantaneous despite Emerson's infuriation. As she shows him houses over the course of the next few days, their relationship progresses but outside tragedies may prove the undoing of it all.

The book is a very quick and entertaining read. The chemistry is well-written and palpable, and the premise is unique for a story about a football star. However, the characters and character development are fairly shallow. This could be attributed to the length of the book, but neither of the characters seem particularly fleshed out as the majority of the attention is paid to the plot. The relationship in general seems strongly infeasible - the majority of the book takes place over only a few days. The realism of the chemistry is enough though that the one dimensionality can be skimmed over, especially in a quick read. This would be suitable for a fast, light read for romance lovers.

Thanks to the publisher for an ARC in exchange for a fair review!

If you can get a past the first few chapters, which feature not only a plethora of curse words and derogatory remarks from the male protagonist but also an almost complete character change in the female protagonist, this ends up being a pretty decent love story. Despite the first few chapters, the characters are likable and we learn more about the background of the male character than the female character, which is a bit of a switch in the romance genre.

Hunter is the star quarterback for the San Diego Lightning who needs to find a family home. His twin sister is dying from cancer and he needs a place to live with her two kids once she passes on. Emerson has just moved to San Diego to be a realtor when she meets Hunter. He is immediately taken with her and asks her to help him find a house. Their relationship moves at a frenetic pace and within weeks they are living together in his new home. I thought this story had potential, but it moved way too fast and I didn't see a connection between the two of them besides lust. With any romance novel you have to suspend reality, but I didn't feel like Hunter and Emerson could ever be a couple in real life.

Great read! I can't believe I cried towards the end...keep up the great work!

I was hooked from chapter one with Down and Dirty. I only intended to start it to kill some time while waiting for a friend to arrive. However, I ended up reading 50% and struggled to stop and get on with my day after that. This read definitely surprised me.

Down and Dirty captured my interest most because of the banter and battle of wits between Emerson and Hunter. From the second they meet they're hurling jabs at one another, and I liked that Emerson could hold her own against Hunter. As they spent more time together the banter became more playful and flirty. I definitely thought there was chemistry between them, and I enjoyed watching their relationship develop.

The plot also kept me engaged with its mix of angst and lightheartedness. I will admit that having got to the end I'm not sure I believe in the relationship completely because of the short time period. I felt the book moved away from the playful and flirty banter in the second half and focused more on the sex. If I'm honest, I did skim these sections more. For me some of the chemistry was lost in favour of standard sex scenes, which I'm becoming bored of when they're repeated numerous times. It feels more like a filler than adding anything. I wanted more of them getting to know each other to build up first.

Overall, I did enjoy this read. The first half was better than the second, but the characters pulled me through. It had a mix of light and dark that made me smile and pulled of my heartstrings, so pick up a copy if the blurb sounds interesting.

This book was my introduction to Tracy Wolff and after reading one chapter I knew I had stumbled onto something truly special, her beautifully crafted story line grabbed me from the get-go and held on tight until the last page is turned. Have to say it left a spectacular first impression, I'll definitely be hunting down more of her books in the very near future!

Hunter has found himself a spot one of my list of all time favorite male characters, he is everything you want in a strong alpha male character, but also has a softer side that you catch glimpses of throughout the story. I also really liked Emerson's character, I found her to be very relatable, inspiring, and at times I secretly wished that I was in her place... she is a very lucky lady!

Highly recommend this one, it's one of those reads that will have you laughing one moment, near tears the next, and the sexy times are sure keep your heart racing and your temperature rising!

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this title